TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 221, 23 February 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

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LATEST FROM EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA.

Hokitika, February 23. The Alhambra has arrived from Melbourne. She left on the 17th, and had fine weather during the voyage. Passenger for Lyttelton —Mr Gammack ; no cargo. Paris, February 12. The Assembly by 310 votesto 132votedthat the same electors should choose both Senators and Deputies. This vote jeopardises the constitutional laws as proposed. February 13. The Government communicated to the Assembly on behalf of Marshal McMahon a condemnation of yesterday's vote, which has caused great excitement. In the Assembly they voted the radical clauses but rejected the whole of the Senate Bill by 357 to 345 votes. A motion for dissolution was then rejected by 407 to 266. Madrid, February 11. The Carlists have arrested the advance of the Government troops on Estella. February 12. Don Alfonso has ordered a levy of 70,000 men. Galle, February 13. The Ceylon left for Australia on the 12th. London, February 13. Wheat is still drooping, and foreign arrivals are abundant. Arrivals—The Loch Ard, from Melbourne; Ningpo, Craigendarrock, Harmonious, Barossa, Pakevan. Paris, February 15. After the proceedings in the Assembly last week the Ministry tendered their resignations. M'Mahon, after a consultation with the Due de Broglie, considered a new Ministry would be impossible until after the final vote has been arrived at on the constitution laws.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, February 17. The Lands Office defaulter O'Ferrall has been committed on ten indictments. The majority of the witnesses examined before a special Board were in favour of a lighthouse on Point Netherby on King's Island. Twigg, charged with wife murder at Yarraville, has been acquitted. The rates of interest offered by the Banks in New Zealand on deposit is likely to lead to an increase by other banks. A military Board is now sitting for the trial of a volunteer sergeant for insubordination. From this are likely to result radical changes in the force. Some valuable pure-bred Clydesdale stock has arrived for James Walls, of Kaiapoi Island, Canterbury. There is now little probability of a meeting of astronomers, as the U.S. ship Swatara is ordered immediately to San Francisco. The Suez mail service cost Victoria £16,000 last year. Out of £90,000, the amount of the contract, £74,000 were received for postages. Fine milling oats are wanted, New Zealand bringing 5s 3d; wheat, 4s Bd. Business generally dull. Sydney. Messrs Robertson and Burns have been re-elected unopposed. The Normanby left Singapore on the 9th.

Sailed—The John Knox, for Lyttelton. Arrived, 16th—Hero, from Auckland. Newcastle. Arrived, 13th—Tasso, from Wellington; Australian Sovereign, from Lyttelton. 14th. W. H. Gladstone, from Nelson; Wild Wave, from Lyttelton. 15th. Neptune, from Wellington.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, February 22. Mr Dargaville is the only candidate announced for the Superintendency as yet, but it is certain to be contested. Sir Donald McLean remains in town for a few days, and then proceeds to Wellington in the Luna. . Two seamen belonging to the ship Warwick had a quarrel at two o'clock on Sunday morning, when the one stabbed the other five times on the head, and left him. His wounds are not considered fatal, although the sufferer is weak from loss of blood. The assailant is a native of Finland. He escaped, walking quietly away in view of a constable, who made no effort to capture him. Grahamstown, February 22. Yesterday was Hospital Sunday. The sum of over £54 was collected in the several churches, being £lO less than was collected last year. The miners at Ohinemuri are much perturbed about two matters—prospecting claims and the issue of miners' rights for Ohinemuri. One James Smith applied for a prospecting claim to the Superintendent about eighteen months ago, and received a promise of six acres if he could show payable gold. This letter was also shown to Sir Donald McLean, Mr Mackay, and also Dr Pollen. The two former wished to respect the Superintendent's promise, but it is reported that Dr Pollen refuses. The latter holds the delegated powers. Mr Smith is quite willing to fulfil the condition imposed and show payable gold before receiving the ground asked for. The difficulty about the miners' rights is how to issue them, so as to place all hands on an equal footing for a fair start. It has been arranged by Mr Mackay and the natives that £ISOO shall be the amount chargeable on Ohinemuri out of their liability. New Plymouth, February 22.

At the Government land sales on Saturday allotments on deferred payments were sold by auction for as much as £3 5s per acre. There was keen competition. A few allotments for cash were kocked down at £3 lis. The remainder were not taken up at the upset price. Napier, February 22. News of a sad accident has been received from Poverty Bay. Tinebal's Hotel was burnt down, and his wife and two children burnt to death. Wellington, February 22. The Tribune says Sir George Grey stipulates that he shall be allowed to retire from the representation of Auckland City west, if his efforts to preserve provincialism should fail. It is understood that the next Gazette will contain a further prorogation of Parliament till some time in May. Wellington, February 23. Colonel Fielding, at a meeting yesterday, made a statement of the conditions and prospects of the Fielding settlement, preparatory to the issue in the colony of £SOOO worth of scrip at par, the object being, he said, to convince the English people of the confidence of colonists in the scheme, because the directors were now making an issue at home of 20,000 shares at a premium. In the couise of his remarks Colonel Fielding said it was intended to withhold further shipments of immigrants for nine months, when they would stai't a second settlement. The statement was well received, and a number of gentlemen applied for 250 shares each, and others expressed willingness to take shares in the corporation. Signalled—The Wellington and the Omeo, from South. Hokitika, February 22. Nearly ten thousand ounces of gold were exported from Westland by the steamer Albion yesterday. The first southern wool from the southern portion of the province, consisting of thirteen bales, was brought up by the Waipara. Sailed. —The Lady Don for Lyttelton. Dunedin, February 23. The single girls, ex City of Dunedin, readily found employment. The Garelock immigrants were released from quarantine to-day. [FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, February 22nd. Captain Sherlock of the barque Union reports seeing a hundred sperm whales off the Three Kings within twenty-four hours. A disgraceful outrage was committed early on Sunday morning at the Queen street wharf. Two sailors of the ship Warwick were quarrelling about two o'clock in the morning, when one, who was a foreigner, drew his knife and inflicted four deep stabs on the head and face of the other man, William Smith, an Englishman. One wound divided the temporal artery ; another left a fearful gash on the right cheek ; another almost divided the upper lip, while another was in dangerous proximity to the spine. The injuries were followed up so determinedly, that there is litttle doubt but that down - right murder was the object of the attack, and it is quite on the cards that the result may leave the crime one of that nature. His cowardly deed perpetrated, the would-be assassin, without let or hindrance, went aboard the ship with two companions, leaving the wounded man to his fate. He was subsequently got aboard in a very weak state from loss of blood, and the assassin was allowed to get away without any attempt to stop him. The police are now in search of him. The Mayor made an example of a drunkard who was found in Queen street creating a disturbance while the people were going to church by fining him £lO, or in default three months' imprisonment. [prom our dunedin correspon dent. ] Dunedin, February 22. The girl Collins is an immigrant who arrived here a year ago. She has been servant at Goodall's for ten weeks. The information that led to her arrest was given by her fellow servant. On the police searching her bedroom they found under the mattrass the body of a full grown female child, evidently recently born. There was an incised wound in the throat. A pair of scissors, the only weapon in the room, was found under the toilette cover. Collins has been delirious ever since. February 23. There are 114 entries this year for the races against §8 last year.

Publicans' Handicap—Verbena, Spritsail, Tadmor, Templeton, Hercules, Parawhenua, Protos, Goshawk, Coquette, Lyndon, Barwon, Flying Dutchman, Miss Alfred, Pertobe, Bothwell, Wild Deer, Sir William, Wild Manx Boy, King Philip, Envy, Tripolis. Handicap Hurdle "Race—Maid of Arrow, Kildare, Unknown, Bismarck, Glenore, Ivanhoe, Banjo, Medora, Sir Tatton, Maid of the Mill, Mistletoe Jockey Club Handicap. Boomerang, Spritsail, King Philip, Tripolis, Traitor, Tadmor, Ada Gelding, Templeton, Hercules, Castaway, Ngaro, Protos, Goshawk, Coquette, Atlas, Lyndon, Right Bower, Barwon, Flying Dutchman, Miss Alfred, Pertobe, Bothwell, Gamecock. Novel Race. —Wee Lad, Verbena, Boomerang, Earl of Lynne. Lyndon, Blackbird, Kathleen, Wild Deer, Merryman. Handicap Steeplechase.—Maid of Arrow, Kildare, Glenore, Ivanhoe, Banjo, Medora, Sir Tatton, Maid of the Mill, Misletoe. Forbury Handicap—Boomerang, Spritsail, King Philip, Tripolis, Somnambula, Traitor, Tadmor, Ada Gelding, Templeton, Hercules, Castaway, Parawhenua, Protos, Goshawk, Atlas, Right Bower, Barwon, Flying Dutchman, Miss Alfred, Pertobe, Bothwell, Wild Deer, Merryman, Gamecock.

Flying Handicap—Verbena, Spritsail, Earl of Lynne, Envy, Tripolis, Sonnambula, Revoke filly, Elfin King, Templeton, Hercules, Ngaro, Lyndon, Flying Dutchman, Barwon, Miss Alfred, Pertobe, Wild Manx Boy. Goshawk and Protos are owned by Yeend, the coach proprietor. It is not thought that Castaway will go for the Cup. At the inquest on the burning of the Frankton Hotel a verdict of incendiarism was returned. The Jury wanted to add a rider about the reprehensible conduct of the agent of the National for insuring such a building, but the coroner would not receive it.